Jesper Taaje

Taaje's current-season form is down 42% on last season (Season 36→21), while his Rating eased 40→28. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 40).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Stromsgodset · 15th	26	4	0	7.08	28	21
2024/25	Stromsgodset · 7th	28	1	2	7.12	40	36
2023/24	Sandefjord · 13th	27	3	0	7.31	42	40
2022/23	Sandefjord · 14th	27	2	0	7.07	41	24
2021/22	KFUM Oslo · 5th	32	8	0	—	39	8

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

J. Taaje is a 28-year-old central defender at Stromsgodset, rated 28.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 78th of 148 on scout potential in the 1. Division. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (92.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.75 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Taaje.

Judged on this season alone, Taaje graded 21 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 32 centre-backs in the 1. Division, on 2 clean sheets and 3.753 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 19th of 32 of the 32 centre-backs in the 1. Division. At 28 Taaje is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2022/234 clubs

Current potential19th of 32 centre-backs · 1. Division Current seasonTop 25% centre-backs · 1. Division 8th-best centre-back in the 1. Division 78th in the 1. Division · potential 19th-highest potential centre-back in the 1. Division

28.1

Ratingi

19th of 32 centre-backs

20.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

92.2%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.75

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Stromsgodset finished 4th of 16 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.75

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 92.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Defensive volume. 3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.1, Taaje carries the 19th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the 1. Division of 32. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %92.2%

Available fixtures26 of 19

Goals / 900.167

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.167

Defensive actions / 903.753

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %66.7

Shot accuracy %35.3

Pass accuracy %46

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900.209

Foul involvement / 900.751

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 28, Taaje sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Taaje's projected Rating — 28.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the 1. Division with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Shots on target6

Shots17

Passing

Assists0

Chances created3

Passes1,351

Pass accuracy46%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success66.7%—

Duels won125—

Duels won %62.8%—

Fouls won7—

Defending

Tackles29

Interceptions39

Blocks22

Fouls committed11—

Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

StromsgodsetJan 2024 – nowFree

SandefjordJan 2022 – Jan 2024

KFUM OsloFeb 2021 – Jan 2022Free

Ham-KamSept 2020 – Feb 2021

KKjelsåsuntil Sept 2020

About J. Taaje

Jesper Taaje is a 28-year-old centre-back who plays for Stromsgodset, born on October 25, 1997, standing 192 cm tall. He is from Norway. Stromsgodset currently sit 4th of 16 in the 1. Division.

This season

In the current season, J. Taaje has made 26 appearances with 4 goals and 0 assists across 2,158 minutes, with 5 yellow cards.

J. Taaje's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Stromsgodset face Sogndal away in the 1. Division.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Taaje at 28.1 with a Season form score of 20.7, ranking 78th of 148 centre-backs in the 1. Division. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, J. Taaje has totalled 215 club appearances with 27 goals and 2 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 32 appearances for KFUM Oslo.

J. Taaje's career has also included time at Sandefjord, KFUM Oslo, Ham-Kam and KKjelsås.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Stromsgodset finished 4th of 16 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points